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Use This Strategy on ECoG Claims

Published on Mon Jul 20, 2020

Question: My physician analyzed an electrocorticogram recording from a previously placed brain neurostimulator pulse generator. He interpreted the results and prepared the written report. Which CPT® code should I report for this procedure? And, is it true that there are frequency constraints on reporting these analyses? Connecticut Subscriber Answer: You should report 95836 (Electrocorticogram from an implanted brain neurostimulator pulse [...]
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